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SECTION 1
Questions 1-6: Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Name of new tenant: Anders (EXAMPLE)
Good Points About
Bad Points About Him
Him

Behaviou
He is 1…………… He is 2……………
r

His His friends

They 4……………
Friends visit 3……………

He pays
Other He doesn’t 6……………
rent 5……………
Questions 7-10: Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for
each answer.
Issues to Discuss
Communication: 7……………
Friends: 8……………
Cigarettes: 9……………
Cleaning: must 10……………

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SECTION 2

Questions 11-17: Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

It is important for everyone to know simple first
aid 11……………
After an accident, one must firstly be aware of 12……………
After that, the first-aider must 13……………
Clearing of airways may not happen when patients
are 14……………
The mouth must be checked for 15……………
CPR must be done if breathing is absent or 16……………
CPR must be done up to the arrival of 17……………
Questions 18-20: Choose THREE answers from the list and
write the correct letter, A-G, next to the questions 18-20.
Which THREE pieces of advice does the first-aid officer say
are most important?
A Have proper equipment
B Give regular first-aid training
C Have a safety officer
D Instil safe behaviour
E Put posters on walls
F Have safety meetings
G Have first-aid boxes

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SECTION 3 Questions 21-25: Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

21 Nicole received the best information from the
A staff.
B students.
C cleaners.
22 The product used most wastefully was
A copying paper.
B plastic.
C paper plates and cups.
23 The proportion of interviewed people who expressed concern over
waste was
A 30%.
B 45%.
C 55%.
24 The proportion who claim they take action over this problem was
A 10%.
B one third
C one half.
25 Nicole thinks many people do nothing because they are
A lazy.
B uncaring.
C uninformed.

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Questions 26-30: Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Procedure to Reduce Copying Waste
26…………… that the staff do double-sided copying.
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Unwanted copies are 27…………… into a special recycling tray.
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28…………… these clearly, for easy reuse.
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Stack them in a special copying tray each morning.
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29…………… codes which allow each user to access this tray.
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Give highest users a 30…………… (e.g. cinema tickets).

SECTION 4: Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

31 Society cannot
A find more coal and oil.
B reduce waste C02.
C take C02 from power stations.
32 Turning carbon dioxide into a solid
A is slow but practical.
B can be made faster.
C cannot happen naturally.
33 Seawater
A has lots of carbonic acid.
B has closely connected types of life.
C is highly acidic.

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Questions 34-40: Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each
answer.
Three Problems of Geosequestration
34…………… still not
Risk of leaks Cost
proven

Require the plant to

expensive,
Gas would burn
particularly the
become 35…………… 37…………… of its
36……………
coal

↓ ↓ ↓

release of more
risk of Price of electricity
Sulphur,
widespread 38…………… could 39……………
ash, and 40……………

1 quiet 11 steps 21 C 31 B
2 impolite 12 danger 22 A 32 B
3 rarely 13 respond 23 B 33 B
4 smoke 14 unconscious 24 C 34 effectiveness
5 promptly 15 blockages 25 C 35 (a) liquid
6 co-operate 16 irregular 26 ensure 36 pipework
7 attend 17 medics 27 deposited 37 a quarter
meeting 18-20 C, D, F 28 display 38 suffocation
8 follow rules 29 distribute 39 double
9 strictly 30 reward 40 heavy metals
forbidden
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SECTION 1
You will hear two flatmates, Tom and Richard, talking about their new
flatmate, who has just moved in the week before.
Tom: Hi, Richard. I’m glad I caught you here. Can I just talk to you about
something? Our new flatmate—Anders (Example) — is not quite what I had
hoped. I was wondering if you shared my concerns about some of his
behaviour.
Richard: Ah, yes, Tom, I know what you mean, but we can’t be entirely
negative. He has good points. I mean, at least he’s quiet (Q1). He doesn’t play
loud music all night, or bother others, or turn his TV up, disturbing everyone.
Tom: Sure, he’s quiet, but remember our last flatmate? He’d say ‘hi’ to you,
and smile, and treat everyone politely. In comparison, this new guy is
very impolite (Q2). He just grunts in reply, and sometimes ignores me
altogether.
Richard: I guess that’s just his way—y’know, just his character. I don’t think
he realises he’s being impolite, and it shouldn’t matter to us too much. We
can just ignore him, too, and quietly live our own lives. Tom: But his friends
are hard to ignore, when they visit.
Richard: I know what you mean, but how often does that happen? I rarely
(Q3) see them — maybe once or twice a month. If they came moreoften, it
might be a problem, but as it is, such rare visits don’t matter so much.
Wouldn’t you say so?
Tom: Well, I’m not sure, since it’s very obvious when they’re here because of
all the cigarette smoke (Q4) in the house. It stinks up the place, and you know
we don’t allow smoking on the premises.
Richard: Well, I’ve never seen them doing this. Maybe they do it outside.
Perhaps we can talk to Anders about it. Always remember, though, in one
respect, he’s a good tenant. And it’s the most important aspect. The previous
flatmate would always pay the rent late.

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Tom: I know what you’re going to say. This guy pays promptly (Q5). But
there’s more to being a good tenant than prompt payment. I mean, you need
to turn off the TV, clean up your dishes, dress respectably, be polite, and so
on. I guess what I’m saying is that, basically, you need to co-operate (Q6) with
the others, and this new guy fails significantly in this respect.
Richard: Okay, I suppose you have a point there.
Richard: I tell you what, Tom, why don’t we talk to our new flatmate, Anders,
about these issues? If we throw him out, we’ll have to go to all the trouble of
finding another flatmate, who might not necessarily be much better. So, let’s
give the current guy a chance. Here. I’ve got a piece of paper, so let’s make a
short list of issues to discuss with him. Get it out into the open.
Tom: Sure. We’ll give him one more chance. So, write, ‘Communication’, and
let’s tell him to …
Richard: Well, we can’t change a person’s personality overnight, so why don’t
we have a weekly tenants’ meeting, and we can just ask him to attend? That
way we can get to know him better. I’ll write ‘attend meeting (Q7)’, and we
can take it from there.
Tom: Okay, but we have to tell him about his friends. They can’t just do
whatever they want. Write a heading ‘friends’ and then write ‘don’t smoke,
anywhere, inside or outside’.
Richard: Well, instead of being so direct, and possibly causing offense, I’ll just
write, ‘follow rules (Q8)’, and verbally mention the rules: TV off by 10 pm, no
loud music, or bad behaviour, including smoking.
Tom: Okay, do that, but I still think we need to specifically mention that last
issue. You know how I can’t stand the habit, so I’d like this to be another and
separate point. Cigarettes! Strictly forbidden (Q9)! And it’s important to
include the ‘strictly’ here. We can’t pussyfoot around too much. Sometimes
directness is necessary.
Richard: Okay, I’ll write that… ‘for-bidd-en’ … Okay. And what about cleaning
duties? Anders is a little too relaxed about that. Dishes are sometimes not
washed, dirty tea cups are left around the place, and so on.

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Tom: So, write ‘must do better!’

Richard: Yeahhhh, again Tom, he might take that personally, and it could
cause a scene. I’d rather be general. I’ll write ‘must be done (Q10)’ and I’ll tell
him that that’s for everyone, not just him. Okay?
Tom: Okay. As long as he gets the message.

SECTION 2
You will hear a first-aid officer talking to a group of factory workers about
emergency first aid.
Hello, everyone. Now, you know why I’m here. You all work in a factory, and
in this environment, there always remains a significant possibility of
accidents happening, in which case, first aid will be necessary. What is first
aid? It is the provision of emergency on-site care when an injury occurs, and
it is essential for everyone to know, if only simply, the steps (Q11) which must
be followed. There are, of course, minor injuries which may happen, not
needing further medical care beyond the intervention of the first-aider, but
you can never be sure, thus the following steps must always he followed.
These can be abbreviated to the words. ‘Dr ABC”— in other words. D — R—
A —B—C . The ‘D’ stands for “danger (Q12)“, and that’s the first issue to keep
in mind. When an accident happens, immediately ascertain that the
environment is safe — that, for example, nothing else will fall or break or
cause accidents. If you, the first-aider, are also injured, the problem is even
worse. The ‘R’ stands for ‘respond (Q13)’. You must then ascertain the best
response. Once all the danger has been eliminated, and the distress calls
sent out, the appropriate action is, obviously, to help the injured parly.
Alright, that leads to ‘A’, which stands for “airway”. In order to stay alive, all
people need to have an open airway to allow breathing. A conscious person
will automatically clear their own airway, but if unconscious (Q14), this may
not happen. The brain is stopped or hindered from properly directing the
body and, obviously, in the worst case, death can result, for this reason, the
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side, tilling the head back, and ensuring that there are no blockages (Q15) in
the mouth. To free any such blockages, the back can be slapped, or the chest
compressed, allowing anything to be spat out. Now that the airway is free,
cheek for ‘B’ or ‘breathing’. If breathing is not happening, or is irregular (Q16),
the fust-aider may have to assist with what is technically known as
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or more commonly. C P R. This involves
breathing for the patient, through mouth-to-mouth contact, while
periodically massaging the heart through compressions to the chest. This
combination allows blood, and oxygen, to flow around the body, keeping the
patient alive, hopefully until medics (Q17), such as doctors, advanced first-
aiders, or ambulance staff, arrive.
Now, it’s certainly good to have knowledge of emergency fust aid. but.
obviously, the best situation is simply not to have accidents occur in the first
place, for that, you need to be aware of safety issues, but just saying “be
aware’ does not usually achieve much. It is more important to have an
appointed person whose job is to ensure awareness and work- safety (Q18).
Safely inspections would obviously be part of their job, whereby’ they can
make sure, for example, that the first-aid boxes are fully equipped. Another
idea is to put posters on the walls, but. interestingly, research has proven
that these lend to he ignored, becoming just part of the wallpaper—seen, but
not put into practice. It is much better if everyone is just instilled to not be
reckless, that is, to not rush into situations without thinking about the
possibility of accidents (Q19), and instilling this mindset is part of the job of
the safety officer. Some other suggestions are ongoing first-aid training, and
‘no accident’ reward or star systems. These have had some success, but
nothing beats a regular meeting (Q20), say, once a month, in which the
subject of safety is brought to the attention of everyone, and any outstanding
issues related to this are thoroughly discussed.

SECTION 3

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You will hear two students, Frank and Nicole, discussing their research on
university waste.
Frank: Hi, Nicole. As you know, we’ve got to decide on the best ways this
university can reduce its waste. You inspected the eastern campus, and I did
the western buildings. Did you do all the interviews as well?
Nicole: Yes, I interviewed all the staff, who made some good observations,
and I interviewed some of the students. The students said little that was
interesting. They don’t seem to care that much. It was the cleaners,
surprisingly, who revealed the most relevant facts (Q21).
Frank: That’s not surprising to me. They empty all the bins, so they see the
waste first- hand, whereas the staff just throw things away without thinking.
What item was most commonly disposed of?
Nicole: Well, it really depended on where I interviewed. In the cafeteria
precinct, obviously paper plates and cups were thrown away all over the
place. There was almost no attempt at recycling. However, across the
university in general, it was paper copying that filled up most bins (Q22), far
more than plastic, or other forms of waste.
Frank: Do people care about this, then?
Nicole: Well, some do, if you can believe them. I must have interviewed about
30% of customers in the cafeteria, and the results were mixed. Out of all the
people I interviewed, well over half, maybe about 55% of them, were quite
honest about it, telling me that they had little concern. The other fraction,
45%, were more troubled (Q23).
Frank: Yes, but do they do anything about it?
Nicole: Surprisingly, quite a significant percentage do do something, even if
they aren’t particularly concerned. I mean, small things. About 10% bring
their own cups to the cafeteria, for example, and at least one third said they
use recycling bins, so, in total, it’s an equal split between those who do
something, or those who don’t (Q24).
Frank: So why do so many people remain inactive, particularly over an issue
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Nicole: I think they do care, and many of them are prepared to do something.
Obviously, there’s an element of laziness, but I’d say that it’s relatively small. If
they knew what to do, and if stringent systems existed, or if the importance
of this was made clearer to them (Q25), I’m sure you’d see a much larger
percentage of people actively working towards helping our environment.
Frank: Well, there’s cause for optimism, at least.
Frank: Clearly then, there’s a significant waste of paper here at this university,
so I’ve worked out one practical suggestion which could help reduce it —
specifically, the waste from the excess photocopying.
Nicole: Let me hear it, then.
Frank: Ah obviously, for a start, we’ve got to ensure (Q26) that people,
including the staff, without exception, copy both sides of a page. We can’t
tolerate single-sided copying. It’s just far too wasteful.
Nicole: Absolutely. Just more trees being chopped down.
Frank: But as people are doing copying, there may be adjustments, and
practice copying, producing singlesided copies or blank pages not wanted
and not intended for use. These need to be deposited (Q27) into a tray for
intended recycling —you know, for recopying onto the blank side of the page.
Nicole: But people don’t usually do that. I’m afraid it’s just human nature. No
matter how unimportant the copying is, they prefer to use fresh paper.
Frank: Yeah, I agree with you, which is why you need to display (Q28) these
papers right in front of everyone, with a clear sign, ‘Please Reuse’, to make it
easy for them to do so.
Nicole: They still won’t do it.
Frank: I know. That’s why you take some of these papers, and regularly stack
them inside the copier, in a special tray, once a day—say, in the morning.
Nicole: Well, that’s getting better, making it easier for them to use the paper,
but still, I’m afraid many won’t.
Frank: That’s why you allow everyone to select this tray when copying.
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access to this recycling tray. Every time they use papers from this, it’s tallied
up to their account.
Nicole: I know I’m sounding a bit negative … or even cynical here … but why
should they bother using that tray?
Frank: Because the person who does the most copying from this recycling
tray gets, say, a cinema pass, or lottery ticket, or some other sort of reward
(Q30).
Nicole: Ah, right! Now that’s a system which might just work. Let’s trial it in
the office and see what happens.

SECTION 4
You will hear a lecturer discussing techniques for removing carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere.
We all know about the role of carbon dioxide in causing global warming.
Obviously, society needs to reduce the release of carbon dioxide, otherwise
known as CO2. This gas comes from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal
and oil. and it is virtually impossible for society to prevent, or even limit such
activity (Q31). Our need for energy and power is just too great. Instead, a
more practical idea is to collect the carbon dioxide from the burning process,
for example, directly from the chimneys of power stations, and somehow
prevent this gas from being released into the environment. To do that, you
need to store it somehow, and that has to be essentially forever.
It is perhaps for this reason that main believe that, rather than storing the
carbon dioxide as a gas, it is better to react it with metal oxides, such as
magnesium or calcium, which results in the formation of a hard carbonate
material. The gas is, in effect, turned into a stable and unreactive solid, which
can simply he dumped anywhere. This process actually occurs naturally,
although very very slowly, and is one cause of the surface limestone in the
world. But this slow reaction speed is the problem. Even when enhancing this
process (Q32) through high temperature and pressure, or pre-treatment of
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One other technique which has been suggested is to pump the gas lo the
bottom of the ocean, where it would react with compounds in the seawater,
forming carbonic acid. However, this alternative has now been ruled out. The
CO2 may be removed from the atmosphere, but the high oceanic acidity
which would result raises its own set of problems, mostly with all the delicate
life and the intricate food chains in the seawater (Q33), some on which we
ourselves depend — and that’s something which no one wants to experiment
with.
Perhaps because of the lack of alternatives, the most commonly discussed
solution to the problem of disposing of carbon dioxide is to pump the gas
underground – a technique known as ‘geosequestration’. In this system, the
CO2, for example, could be pumped into underground pockets within
depleted oil wells, or disused coal tunnels. This carries, however, three
serious disadvantages, namely: the risk of leaks, the considerable costs
involved, and finally, the unproven effectiveness (Q34). Let us look at those
three disadvantages in detail.
Firstly, there is the risk of leaks. Although the gas would be deep and sealed
over by masses of rock and earth, the huge pressures in these spaces would
turn the gas into a liquid (Q35) stale, capable of moving through rock fissures
or faults. This could allow the gas to eventually be released to the surface.
Since CO2 is heavier than air, and thus pushes oxygen aside, such leaks could
result in the suffocation (Q38) of thousands, or tens of thousands of people
— certainly not a consequence to be taken lightly. Natural CO2 leakage from
volcanic build-up has already witnessed such deadly events.
The other problem of geosequestration is the cost. The time and effort spent
on materials and construction, primarily the pipework (Q36) through which
the gas would travel, does not come cheaply. So, if this system were to be
implemented in, say, coal-tired power plants, the extra cost would have to be
paid by the electricity user, whose bills would almost double (Q39) as a
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small dent on the effects of global warming. And this leads to the final
problem.
The most basic question is whether geosequestration actually reduces global
warming. The problem here is that the energy needed to create and drive
the sequestration process would require approximately a quarter (Q37) of a
coalfired electricity plant’s output. In other words, the plant would have to
burn one quarter more of its coal just to account for the sequestration of the
carbon dioxide, and with coal producing other noxious pollutants, such as
sulphur, ash, and heavy metals (Q40), the environment is hardly benefited at
all. Nevertheless, there are many active experimental efforts underway,
primarily in oil production sites. These are small but intensively monitored
and analysed. All we can say now is that the jury is still out on whether
underground carbon storage will one day be feasible.

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